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Water Quality of River Ganga with Reference to Physico-Chemical And Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science 3(1): 58-63 (2018) https://doi.org/10.26832/24566632.2018.030108 This content is available online at AESA Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science Journal homepage: www.aesacademy.org e-ISSN: 2456-6632 A CASE STUDY Water quality of River Ganga with reference to physico-chemical and microbiological characteristics during Kanwar Mela 2017, at Haridwar, India: A case study Vinod Kumar1*, Sanjay Kumar2, Sachin Srivastava3, Jogendra Singh1 and Pankaj Kumar1 1Department of Zoology and Environmental Science, 2 Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya Haridwar-249404 (Uttrakhand), INDIA 3Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Roorkee Institute of Technology, Roorkee-247667 (Uttarakhand), INDIA *Corresponding author’s E-mail: [email protected] ARTICLE HISTORY ABSTRACT Received: 22 December 2017 The present investigation was conducted to study the water quality of river Ganga during Revised received: 18 February 018 Kanwar Mela 2017 with reference to physico-chemical and microbiological characteristics at Accepted: 25 February 2018 Haridwar city. Five sampling sites viz., Har ki Pauri (HKP), Vishnu Ghat (VG), Daksh Mandir (DM), Pul Jatwara (PJ) and Bhimgoda Barrage (BGB as control) were selected for collection of water samples. The reseult revealed that among the different sampling sites, the maximum Keywords values of EC (0.164 dS m-1), TS (545 mg L-1), TDS (320 mg L-1), TSS (225 mg L-1), pH (8.76), DO (10.04 mg L-1), BOD (4.76 mg L-1), COD (6.89 mg L-1), Cl- (124.50 mg L-1), Hardness (232.54 mg L- Ganga river 1 -1 2- -1 2- -1 6 -1 Heavy metals ), Alkalinity (158.36 mg L ), NO3 (76.88 mg L ), SO4 (228.34 mg L ), SPC (6.8×10 SPC ml ), 8 -1 -1 -1 -1 Kanwar Mela MPN (4.6×10 MPN 100 ml ), Cd (BDL), Cu (0.171 mg L ), Cr (1.503 mg L ), Fe (3.642 mg L ), Microbiological parameters Ni (BDL) and Zn (2.456 mg L-1) of Ganga River water were recorded higer at Har ki Pauri (HKP) Water quality in comparison to Vishnu Ghat (VG), Daksh Mandir (DM), Pul Jatwara (PJ) and Bhimgoda Bar- rage (BGB) sampling sites. Therefore, it was concluded from the present investigation that the mass bathing and relegious activities greatly influenced the water quality of River Ganga and significantly contributed to the water pollution of River Ganga during the Kanwar Mela 2017. ©2018 Agriculture and Environmental Science Academy Citation of this article: Kumar, V., Kumar, S., Srivastava, S., Singh, J. and Kumar, P. (2018). Water quality of River Ganga with reference to physico-chemical and microbiological characteristics during Kanwar Mela 2017, at Haridwar, India: A case study. Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science, 3(1): 58-63 DOI: 10.26832/24566632.2018.030108 INTRODUCTION District of Uttarakhand State, India. In Hindi, Haridwar ('Hari' meaning god and 'dwar' meaning gate) stands for Dwar of Hari India has a unique place due to its religious, political, historical, or Gateway to God. Haridwar is regarded as one of the seven geographical, environmental, socio-cultural, and as an emerging holiest places to Hindus (Charles, 1903; Rupinder and Reeta, economic power not only in South Asian Countries, but also in 2004). Haridwar is one of the first towns where Ganga emerges the world (Yasir and Srivastava, 2016). Almost all the communi- from the Gangotri glacier in Himalayan Mountains to touch the ties as Hindus, Muslims, Sikh and Christians are lived together plains. The water in the river Ganga is mostly clear and generally and celebrated their auspicious events of happiness and cold, except in the rainy season, during which soil from the sorrows together. Festivals has important place in human life as upper regions flows down into it. Being a place of intense they bring lots of delight, enjoy and also social harmony. India is religious significance, Haridwar also hosts several religious a land of festivals, parvas, melas and mahotsavas. Among festi- festivals, Melas (fairs) throughout the year; popular among them vals Deepawali, Holi, Nav Durga, Ganga Dashehara, Id-Ul-Fitre are the Maha Kumbh, Ardha Kumbh, Kavar Mela, Somvati and Christmas is being celebrated by the native communities of Amavasya Mela, Ganga Dashara, and Gughal Mela, in which India (Kamboj, 2012; Kamboj et al., 2017). around millions of people take part. The spot where the nectar Haridwar is a holy city and municipal board in the Haridwar fell is considered to be the Brahma Kund at Har ki Pauri Vinod Kumar et al. /Arch. Agr. Environ. Sci., 3(1): 58-63 (2018) 59 (literally, "footsteps of the Lord," and symbolically the footprints these sacred water bodies is essential to maintain their ecologi- of the Amrita), the most sacred ghat of Haridwar; thousands of cal esthetic and recreational significance. Keeping in view the devotees and pilgrims flock here during festivals or snan (Bath) present case study was undertaken to assess the water quality from all over India and abroad to take a holy dip. Har ki Pauri, of River Ganga with reference to physico-chemical and microbi- Vishnu Ghat, Chandi Devi Temple, Mansa Devi Temple, Maya ological characteristics during Kanwar Mela 2017, at Haridwar, Devi Temple, Daksha Mahadev Temple, Neel Dhara Pakshi India. Vihar, Sati Kund, Bhimgoda Tank, Jairam Ashram, Sapt Rishi Ashram and Sapt Sarovar, Parad Shivling, Ramanand Ashram, MATERIALS AND METHODS Prem Nagar Ashram, Ram Mandir, Doodhadhari Barfani Temple, Sureshvari Devi Temple, Paavan Dham, Bharat Mata Mandir, Desription of sampling sites Anandamayi Ma Ashram, Piran Kaliyar are important religious Haridwar city is situated under the Shivalik foot hills which is a places of Haridwar (Rupinder and Reeta, 2004). Celebration of part of Himalayan mountain chain. Haridwar is well connected festivals has great importance in Haridwar. As people of differ- by road to National Highway 58, between Delhi and Manapass. ent religions and communities of national as well as foreign Nearest railway stations are at Haridwar, with direct links to all gathered here and take parts in celebration of festivals and in major cities of India. The nearest airport is Jolly Grant Airport, Haridwar. The festival Kanwar Mela is organized every year in Dehradun, though Indira Gandhi International Airport, New the month of July in Haridwar and it is devoted for the worship Delhi. Five sampling sites viz., Har ki Pauri (HKP), Vishnu Ghat of Almighty God Shiva. The pilgrims (Devotees of God Shiva) (VG), Dash Mandir (DM), Pul Jatwara (PJ) and Bhimgoda come to Haridwar, take holy bath in Ganga River and perform Barrage (BGB as Control) were selected for collection of Ganges religious rituals and finally they return to their place with Ganga water samples during Kanwar Mela 2017. The average distance water (Ganga Jal) and offer it to the Shivlingam in the temple of between all these sites is about 2.5 km. All these sites have an God Shiva at their destinations (Charles, 1903; Rupinder and important place as per religious and recreational purposes in Reeta, 2004). the city. Rivers have a great importance and place in Indian civilization. These are considered as live entity and having a place as mother Collection of samples and their analysis in the life of people in India. Ganga River is considered as most of The Kanwar Mela is celebrated in the month of July every year. the sacred river among different rivers in the country. People The devotees of God Shiva come to Haridwar and take holy bath take baths in to the holy river and perform their rituals (Rizwan in River Ganga and perform their religious activities. They took et al., 2016; Yasir and Srivastava, 2016). A number of tourist a holy dip in the river Ganga and worship the Goddess. The wa- picnic spots and pilgrim centers and religious points have been ter samples of Ganga River from all five sampling sites were established to perform various religious as well as recreational collected during the peak days of the Kanwar Mela. The samples activities (Kumar and Chopra, 2012a,b,c; Kamboj, 2012; Kumar were analyzed for various physico-chemical, microbiological et al., 2016; Kamboj et al., 2017; Kumar and Thakur, 2017). and heavy metals viz., temperature, electrical conductivity (EC), During this, the quality of water of these rivers gets polluted total solids (TS), total dissolved solids (TDS), total suspended severely. Therefore, most of the rivers in India are facing solids (TSS), pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygen religious pollution due to the performance of heavy religious as demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), chlorides (), 2- 2- well as recreational activities (Khullar and Khullar, 2004; Sati hardness, alkalinity, nitrate (NO3 ), sulphate (SO4 ), cadmium and Paliwal, 2008; Seth et al., 2016). The quality of Ganga River (Cd), copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), water is adversely polluted on the different occasions and cele- nickel (Ni), zinc (Zn), standard plate count (SPC) and most brations of various festivals like holy bath, Kanwar Mela, Kumbh probably number (MPN) following standard methods (APHA, Mela and Ardhakumbha Mela etc. due to bathing of huge mass 2012). For heavy metals analysis, 50 ml sample of water was of pilgrims. The physico-chemical and microbiological character- taken in digestion tube and add 10 ml conc. HNO3 digest on istics of the Ganga River water has crossed the permissible or electrically heated block for 1 h at 145o C. Then add 5 ml of o desirable limits (BIS, 2012) for almost all the parameters during HClO4 and heated to 240 C for an additional hour. Cool and these celebrations. The changes in the water quality in terms of filter through Whatman # 42 filter paper and makeup volume 50 physic-chemical and microbiological characteristics of a number ml and was used for analysis of Cd, Cu, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni and Zn of sacred rivers, lakes, streams, ponds (Kunds) and other water following standard methods (APHA, 2012).
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